Cheryl Cole has started writing songs for her new album, using her alleged X Factor USA sacking as inspiration, reports suggest.

Cole is apparently looking to make a record that will allow her to continue to crack the States, despite her high-profile firing from the judging panel of The X Factor by Fox executives.

Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am - Cole's manager - has reportedly teamed her up with previous 'Fight For This Love' collaborator Wayne Wilkins, in an attempt to channel some of the anguish she is currently feeling into material for her third studio album.

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"Cheryl's time and energy is going into her music and writing songs. She is putting her Â­emotions down on paper. A lot of the tracks she writes are likely to be about how she is feeling right now," a source told The Mirror.

"She wants to prove to everyone that she's a great popstar and is in control of her own destiny and doesn't need to rely on others."